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WORLD WAR TWO STUDIES ASSOCIATION (formerly American Committee on the History o/the Second World War) Donald S. Detwiler, Chuinnan Mark P. Parillo, Secretary and DepartmenlofHistor;y Newsleller Editor \ \ Southern DlinOL' Unive"ity Department of Hislor;y at Carbondale 208 Eisenhower Hall Carbondale, Illinois 6290 1-4519 Kansas Slate University Manhattan. Kansas 66506·1002 Permanent Directors NEWSLETTER 913·532.Q374 FAX 913-532· 7004 Charles F. Delzell parillo@lcsu.ksu.edu Yanderbih University ISSN 0885-5668 Robin Higham. Archivist Arthur L. Funk Department ofHistor;y Gainesville, f10rida 208 Eisenhower Hall Kansas State University H. stuart Hughes Manhattan, Kansas 66506-1002 Univen;ity ofCalifornia, ISBN 0-89126-060-9 San Diego The WWTSA is affiliated with: '- . Forrest C. Pogue American Historical Association Murray. Kentucky ~oo A Street, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20003 Terms expiring 1995 Comite international d'histoire Martin B1urnenson de \a deuxieme guerre mondiale Washington, D.C. Herny Rousso, General Secretary Institut d'histoire du tcmps present D'Ann Campbell (Centre national dc la recherche Austin Peay State University scientifique [CNRS J) 44, rue de I'Amiral Mouchez Stanley L. Fall< 7501~ Paris, France Alexandria, Vuginia Em...t R. May No. 53 Spri:n.g :1.995 Harvard University Dennis Showalter Coloredo College CONTENTS Gerhard L. Weinberg University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill World War Two Studies Association Earl F. Ziemke University ofGeo'llia General Information 2 Terms expiring 1996 The Newsletter 2 Dean C. Allard Annual Membership Dues 2 Naval Historical Center WWTSA Annual Business Meeting 3 Stephen E. Ambrose Unive"ity ofNew Orleans Harold C. Deutsch News and Notes St Paul, Minnesota David KAhn Call for Papers 5 Greal Neck, New York H-WAR Richard H. Kolm 5 Univen;ity ofNorth Carolina al Chapel Hill Upcoming Conferences Carol M. Petillo Boston College Ronald H. Spector WWTSA: America at War, Part II 6 George Washington University Siena College Conference 8 [)ovid F. Thlsk ICHSWW Session, CISH 13 Washington, D.C. WWTSA Session, AHA Robert Wolfe 15 National Archives Terms expiring 1997 Bibliographies James L. Collins, Jr. (compiled by James Ehrman) Middleburg, \>1Iginia Jaim Lewis Gaddis Books published since 1992 15 Ohio University Government Documents Robin Higham 55 Kansas State University Warren F. Kimball Rulgen; University, Newark Allan R. Millett Ohio State Univen;ity Agnes F. Pe",,"on Hoover Institution Russell F. Weigley Temple Univen;ity Roberta Wohlstetter Pan Heuristics Janet Ziegler Unive"ity ofCalifornia, Los Angeles \ General Information Established in 1967 "to promote historical research in the period of World War II in all its aspects," the World War Two Studies Association, whose original name was the American Commit tee on the History of the Second World War, is a private organi~ zation supported by the dues and donations of its members. It is affiliated with the American Historical Association, with the International Committee for the History of the Second World War, and with corresponding national committees in other countries, including the Arab Historians Association, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, and the Vatican. The Newsletter The WWTSA issues a semiannual newsletter, which is assigned International Standard Serial Number [ISSN] 0885-5668 by the Library of Congress. Back issues of the Newsletter are available from Robin Higham, WWTSA Archivist, through Sunflower University Press, 1531 Yuma (or Box 1009), Manhattan, KS 66502-4228. Please send information and suggestions for the Newsletter to: Mark Parillo Department of History Kansas State University Tel.: (913) 532-0374 Eisenhower Hall Fax: ( 913) 532- 7004 Manhattan, KS 66506~1002 parillo@ksu.ksu.edu Annual Membership Dues Membership is open to all who are interested in the era of the Second World War. Annual membership dues of $15.00 are pay able at the beginning of each calendar year. Students with U.S. addresses may, if their circumstances require it, pay annual dues of $5.00 for up to six years. There is no surcharge for members abroad, but it is requested that dues be remitted directly to the secretary of the WWTSA (not through an agency or subscription service) in U.S. dollars. The Newsletter, which is mailed at bulk rates within the United States, will be sent by surface mail to foreign addresses unless special arrangements are made to cover the cost of airmail postage. Spring 1995 - 3 the 1995 annual conference, no Report on the Annual AHA badge was needed to attend Business Meeting, 1995 the session. The annual business meeting Discussion then turned to of the World War Two Studies plans for the 1996 AHA conven Association was convened at 5 tion in Atlanta. Detwiler had p.m. on 6 January 1995 in Pri written earlier to Professor vate Dining Room #7 of the Pal William G. Rosenberg of the mer House Hilton Hotel in Chi University of Michigan, AHA cago, Illinois, by Mark Parillo Vice-President for Research, to of Kansas State University, ask if a mandate could be given acting on behalf of association to the annual program commit chairman D. S. Detwiler of tees about accepting panels Southern Illinois University at from affiliated societies. Carbondale, who could not Professor Weinberg, who had attend because of illness. The seen the letter and Rosenberg's meeting was held in conjunction response, was asked to comment with the 1995 annual conference on the correspondence. Weinberg of the American Historical briefly recapped the history of Association, with whom the the WWTSA-AHA relationship, WWTSA is affiliated. Among summarized Detwiler's letter, those in attendance at the and noted that Rosenberg had business meeting were WWTSA responded that the AHA could members Gerhard Weinberg, Loyd not limit the program commit Lee, Donald Whitnah, and Benis tees' options in the manner Frank. requested, but that he had also reaffirmed the AHA's desire to Parillo began by extending continue both the formal affil Professor Detwiler's regrets iation with the WWTSA and the for his absence, necessitated practice of holding WWTSA by an illness that prevented panels in conjunction with the any travel. Detwiler had, how AHA annual conference. ever, already set the meeting's agenda and kept Parillo in A general discussion ensued formed of it. about possible alternatives, which ranged from severance of The first order of business affiliation with the AHA and was the reminder that the holding future scholarly and WWTSA-sponsored panel, "Amphi business meetings under the bious Warfare in World War II," aegis of the Society for Mili was scheduled for the following tary History, who have extended morning in Private Dining Room that courtesy to the WWTSA in #17 of the the Palmer House. It the past, to attempting to have was noted that, because the another panel accepted for the WWTSA is an affiliated society 1996 meeting in Atlanta through whose panel was not accepted by normal procedures. During the the AHA Program Committee for discussion, Professor Whitnah 4 - Spring 1995 rose to offer his services as Parillo then briefly report organizer of a panel for next ed on the Newsletter and rela year. He proposed a panel on ted matters. He apologized for Allied occupation policies for the delays in getting both of the defeated Axis nations as the 1994 issues out to members, being particularly timely in noting that the difficulties of light of the upcoming fiftieth working with the Battle of Nor anniversary of the end of World mandy Foundation, an organiza War II. tion that had its own agenda and that eventually collapsed The consensus that emerged financially, had been primarily favored a maintenance of ties responsible, and that future with the AHA and presentation newsletters should reach the of the panel in Atlanta in membership in a more timely January 1996, possibly with its manner. Frank pointed out that, formal acceptance as a panel at despite the problems that the American Historical Associ arose, the Battle of Normandy ation conference. Professor Foundation had offered its Whitnah's proposal for the pan services to the ~VTSA free of el's theme was endorsed by all. charge and should be thanked for its efforts, and all pre The next order of business sent concurred. Parillo also was the Treasurer's Report. discussed the imminent launch Robert Wolfe of the National ing on the Internet of H-WAR, Archives and Records Adminis an electronic discussion list tration, who graciously agreed and bulletin board devoted to to serve as interim secretary the study of military history, and treasurer for the WWTSA in and proposed that the group 1994, was unable to attend the consider the desirability of meeting but sent a statement to formal WWTSA affiliation with be read that recapped his the new list. After some dis activities over the past year, cussion, all supported the idea noting that membership has and urged that it be offered to risen steadily and that the the Board of Directors for reminder about annual member their consideration. ship dues in the Fall 1994 Newsletter had already prompted A few more announcements some members to pay their 1995 followed. Members were reminded dues. The report also pointed of the WWTSA conference enti out that the secretary's office tled "America at War, 1941 is in a state of transition 1945, Part II: From the 'Begin now, but that this should be ning of the End' to the End, resolved by the results of the 1943-1945," to be held at the current ballot for Secretary downtown National Archives and Directors, with a deadline building, Washington, D.C., 25 of January 31, 1995. 26 May, 1995. The proceedings of the conference will be pub lished, as were those of the Spring 1995 - 5 first conference in 1993.